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@uitrit tstss gamut @fitta GEORGE HAMEL, 0F ABINGTON, :PEN-NSYLV-ANIA.- Latter? Patent No. 60,720, dated January 1, 1867; antedated December 30, 1866.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY OONOERN:

.Figure 1 is a perspective view of the pickpocket detector. Figure 2 isa plan of the bottom of the same, showing the seam which fastens it on the stu' the pocket is made of.

The nature of my invention-consists in providing any pocket into which one will carry his money or portemonnaie with a metallic box` into which lthe money or portemonnaie is placed, said box being fastened by aseam, or otherryise, at the bottom; and, inside the mentioned pocket. K

To enable others skilled in the art 'to use and make my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. Y,

I construct a metallic box of any light and resisting material, such as tin, German silver, silver-plated, gold, or gold-plated, in the form as shown in A, Eg. 1, or any suitable size or shape, so as to lit into any ordinarysized pocket of either pants, coat, or waistcoat. Said box, as shown in iig. 1, is provided with a lid, L L,`set up on'hinges, z z, and fastening, closed by means of knob and spring, Pm. The box is sewed in the bottom of the pocket, as shown in figs. 1 and 2, in S S, and, thus disposed, the money is placed into it. Now, taken care to place the box, A A, so as to have the opening movement of lid, L L, to take any pickpocket introduces his handv into my pocket to steal whatever may he into it, he will whole pocket orpressing unaware on spring-knob P m, open the lid, which, thrown back by means of sti` spring S T, will hit me, thus warning me in time to catch the thief. l

I am aware that spring boxes, and springs combined with boxes, or boxes shaped as the one I describe, have having place toward me, if either pull out my been already patented, and I do not claim anything on them, but what I claim as an improved and new article` of manufacture, isv l y A box of any suitable shape and size with-spring lid, fastened by seam or othewise to the bottom of any pocket, for the purpose hereahove described` v GEORGE HAMEL.

Witnesses:

0. D. Contenu, Gmms H. Evans. 

